Pornhub Restores Access for UK Adults Who Use Apple’s Age Verification

The porn giant blocked its content from new UK users in February but says device-based age verification is more secure than third-party sites.

Three months after Pornhub blocked access to new users in the United Kingdom, the adult entertainment company says it will be allowing users there to view its content as long as they verify their age through an Apple device.

Aylo, Pornhub’s parent company, made the announcement Tuesday, noting that the release of Apple’s iOS 26.4 is the “first ever device-based age verification solution for its users in the UK” which it claims will “better protect children everywhere.”

As such, the company says UK users on iOS devices and iPads (not MacBooks, which use a different operating system) will be welcomed back into the fold.

Last July, the UK rolled out new child safety provisions requiring adults who want to view porn to prove they ...